Brayden Maynard

Brayden Maynard
Maynard playing for Collingwood in June 2017
Personal information
Full name	Brayden Maynard
Nickname(s)	Bruzzy, Bruz [1]
Date of birth	(1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Adelaide, South Australia [ citation needed ]
Original team(s)	Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup) / Hampton Rovers (SMJFL)
Draft	30th pick, 2014 National Draft
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	Collingwood
Number	4
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2015–	Collingwood	209 (20)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Career highlights
All-Australian team: 2022 AFL premiership player: 2023
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brayden Maynard (born 20 September 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

State football

Bruzzy played junior football with the Hampton Rovers in the South Metro Junior Football League (SMJFL). ^{[2] [3]} Maynard represented Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup. He played 13 games for them in the 2013 TAC Cup season and 17 games in the 2014 TAC Cup season. During the 2014 season, he averaged 22 disposals and 6 tackles per game, ^[4] winning the club's season best and fairest award. ^[5] Sandringham Dragons' talent manager, Ryan O'Connor, compared Maynard to Luke Hodge, saying "he's a really exciting player because he’s quite explosive and powerful and has got a beautiful left foot kick and a real feel for the game." ^[6] Maynard represented Vic Metro at the 2014 AFL Under 18 Championships, averaging 15 disposals and 5 tackles per game. ^[7] He was named among the best players in both matches against Vic Country, ^{[8] [9]} and scored a goal in the second game against Vic Country ^[9] as well as in both games against Western Australia. ^{[10] [11]}

AFL career

Maynard was drafted by Collingwood with their third selection and 30th pick overall in the 2014 AFL draft. ^[12] After being drafted to the club, he was glad that he knew his fellow draftees, having played with Jordan De Goey, Darcy Moore, and Matthew Goodyear at the AFL Under 18 Championships. ^[13] He made his debut against Hawthorn in round 14 of the 2015 season. ^[7] After the 2017 season, Maynard signed a contract extension until the end of the 2020 season. ^[14] Maynard played in Collingwood's losing team in the 2018 Grand Final against West Coast. He was involved in the controversial goal at the end, with some fans and analysts claiming he should've been awarded a free kick after being blocked by Willie Rioli, which allowed Dom Sheed to mark and kick the winning goal. ^{[15] [16]} In April 2019, despite having more than a year left on his contract, Collingwood signed Maynard on another two-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2022 season. ^[17] In the 2019 season, Maynard came in fifth in the Copeland Trophy count, giving a humorous speech, which included a light dig at Justin Longmuir, Collingwood's assistant coach who left to take up the head coaching role at Fremantle. ^[18] In the third round of the 2020 season, Maynard played his 100th game for Collingwood. ^[19] Maynard was selected in the 2022 All-Australian team as a defender. ^[20] Ahead of the 2023 season, it was announced Maynard will wear the number 4 on his jersey, previously worn by Brodie Grundy who was traded to Melbourne. ^[21] In the first match of the 2023 AFL finals series against Melbourne, Maynard attempted to smother and while landing made contact with Angus Brayshaw's head, knocking Brayshaw unconscious for two minutes. ^[22] The incident was referred to the AFL Tribunal, ^[23] which cleared Maynard. ^[24]

Coaching

In 2019, Maynard took on an assistant coaching role, under Peter Schwab, at De La Salle College where he studied. ^[25]

Personal life

Maynard was born in Adelaide,^{[ citation needed ]} but grew up in Melbourne barracking for Melbourne. He is the son of Peter Maynard, who played for Melbourne in the AFL and for Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and the grandson of Graham Campbell, who played and coached Fitzroy, as well as coaching West Perth and Glenelg. ^[26] His brother, Corey, played football for Melbourne in the AFL as a category B rookie after a career playing basketball professionally. ^{[27] [28]} He attended De La Salle College in Malvern, an inner suburb of Melbourne. ^[29]

Maynard deals with obsessive–compulsive disorder. ^[30]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round the 2024 season. ^[31]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks
#	Played in that season's  premiership team

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2015	Collingwood	37	9	2	0	76	48	124	25	30	0.2	0.0	8.4	5.3	13.8	2.8	3.3	0
2016	Collingwood	37	20	4	7	215	95	310	89	71	0.2	0.4	10.8	4.8	15.5	4.5	3.6	0
2017	Collingwood	37	22	6	4	256	126	382	91	72	0.3	0.2	11.6	5.7	17.4	4.1	3.3	0
2018	Collingwood	37	22	2	4	247	152	399	69	89	0.1	0.2	11.2	6.9	18.1	3.1	4.0	0
2019	Collingwood	37	24	1	3	310	144	454	104	92	0.04	0.1	12.9	6.0	18.9	4.3	3.8	1
2020 [lower-alpha 1]	Collingwood	37	19	0	1	256	95	351	80	47	0.0	0.1	13.5	5.0	18.5	4.2	2.5	0
2021	Collingwood	37	22	1	0	335	126	461	121	57	0.05	0.0	15.2	5.7	21.0	5.5	2.6	0
2022	Collingwood	37	20	1	1	240	111	351	93	67	0.1	0.1	12.0	5.6	17.6	4.7	3.4	0
2023 #	Collingwood	4	25	0	5	318	136	454	125	74	0.0	0.2	12.7	5.4	18.2	5.0	3.0	0
2024	Collingwood	4	23	3	1	301	91	392	124	54	0.1	0.04	13.1	4.0	17.0	5.4	2.3
Career			209	20	27	2583	1134	3717	936	668	0.1	0.1	12.4	5.4	17.8	4.5	3.2	1

Notes

1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Team

• AFL minor premiership (Collingwood) 2023
• AFL premiership player (Collingwood) 2023

Individual

• All-Australian team : 2022

References

1. Collins, Ben (18 September 2019). "Feature: The notes behind Bruz's brilliant form". Collingwood . Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022. He's more commonly known as 'Bruzzy' or 'Bruz', which was coined for no great reason he was drafted.
2. "AFL Draft watch: Brayshaw & Maynard". Hampton Rovers. 26 November 2014.
3. Carrigan, Paul (9 August 2018). "Footy Manager's Report – Round 14". Hampton Rovers.
4. Twomey, Callum (23 November 2014). "Four days to the draft: Meet Brayden Maynard". Australian Football League . Telstra Media.
5. "Sandringham Dragons appoint new coach Jeremy Barnard". Herald Sun . 3 November 2014. Meanwhile, Brayden Maynard won the Dragons' best and fairest.
6. "Sandringham Dragons chief Ryan O'Connor says exciting times are ahead for Brayden Maynard". Herald Sun . 21 November 2014.
7. Skilton, Bryce (2 July 2015). "Youngest Magpie of '15 to debut". Collingwood . Bigpond.
8. Twomey, Callum (18 May 2014). "Tall forwards press first-round claims in Vic Country's win". Australian Football League . Telstra Media . Retrieved 7 June 2020.
9. Twomey, Callum (8 June 2014). "Vic Country too good for Metro counterparts". Australian Football League . Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019.
10. King, Travis (31 May 2014). "Top Vic Metro draft prospect runs amok in huge win over WA". Australian Football League . Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019.
11. Di Giorgio, Giulio (27 June 2014). "Darcy Moore stars as Vic Metro thumps Western Australia". Australian Football League . Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019.
12. "Welcome to Collingwood: Brayden Maynard". Collingwood . Telstra Media. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
13. Mason, Luke (1 December 2014). "My first day: the draftees". Collingwood . Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
14. Ryan, Peter (21 December 2017). "Collingwood extends Brayden Maynard's contract to 2020". The Age .
15. "Dom Sheed's winning goal: Was Brayden Maynard blocked out, did Sheed play on?". Fox Sports . 30 September 2018.
16. Cherny, Daniel (24 April 2019). "'I did get blocked': Magpie Brayden Maynard can't escape the grand final free that wasn't paid". The Age .
17. Niall, Jake (16 April 2019). "Tough defender Brayden Maynard to remain a Pie until 2022". The Age .
18. "Magpie defender delivers top speech as AFL clubs name best and fairests". news.com.au . 8 October 2019.
19. Ractliffe, Damien (18 June 2020). "Stephenson set to face Saints as Pies reshuffle deck". The Age . Meanwhile, tough defender Brayden Maynard is set to play in his 100th game for the Magpies
20. "2022 AFL Therabody All Australian Team". afl.com.au. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
21. "2023 AFL Squad Finalised". collingwoodfc.com.au. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
22. "'It's shattering': Pies star defends brutal blow that KO'd Demons ace as grim finals reality sets in". Fox Sports. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
23. Cotton, Ben (8 September 2023). "Pie's finals could be over as verdict for KO confirmed; Dee cops ban". Fox Sports.
24. Zita, David (12 September 2023). "BREAKING: Free to play! Pies star escapes ban after MARATHON four-hour hearing". Fox Sports.
25. Cherny, Daniel (24 April 2019). "'I was hanging out with the wrong people': How Pie Maynard shaped up". The Age .
26. Quayle, Emma (3 June 2014). "How Brayden Maynard almost became Adelaide's first father–son draftee". The Age .
27. "Melbourne signs former Australian under-23 basketballer amid stiff competition". Herald Sun . 17 August 2016.
28. Ryan, Peter (11 June 2017). "Maynard just part of a long MCG history". Australian Football League . Telstra Media.
29. "VAFA clubs have top talent drafted". Victorian Amateur Football Association. 28 November 2014. Maynard attended De La Salle...
30. Geleit, Lachlan (15 December 2023). ""I'm still dealing with it": Pies star Maynard opens up on OCD battle". 1116 SEN.
31. "Brayden Maynard statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 September 2024.

External links

• Brayden Maynard's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
• Brayden Maynard's playing statistics from AFL Tables